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Kid Rock, right, who grew up in Oakland County and still lives in Michigan, cheers at an MSU basketball game. / LSJ file

And a few more

• Two for “Superman:” Dean Cain, who was born in Mount Clemens but moved to California as a young child, played Superman in “Lois and Clark” 1993-1997; Tom Welling, who lived in Okemos as a teen, starred in “Smallville” for 10 seasons. • “Lost” star Terry O’Quinn was born in Sault Ste. Marie and attended Central Michigan University. • Jim Cash, late East Lansing screenwriter (with co-writer Jack Epps) of “Dick Tracy,” “Top Gun” and “Turner and Hooch,” among others. • Albert and Allen Hughes, Detroit-born screenwriting/directing brothers who created “Menace II Society,” “From Hell” and “The Book of Eli,” among others • Motor City Madman Ted Nugent made a name for himself in rock ’n’ roll, including his Michigan cult favorite “Fred Bear” about the archery legend. At 65, he has just released a retrospective CD and DVD. But he mostly makes headlines these days for his political stands, including stauch support of gun ownership and hunting. • Stevie Wonder, 63, born in Saginaw and later living in Detroit and boarding at Lansing’s Michigan School for the Blind, started cranking out hits at age 12 with a roster including “Superstition,” “Isn’t She Lovely” and “Ebony and Ivory.” • Much of the rest of the Motown Records roster, including Diana Ross and her fellow Supremes, the Temptations and Gladys Knight • Bob Seger, whose song “Main Street” was about his teenage hometown of Ann Arbor; the semi-reclusive rocker who still lives in Michigan came out of hiding this past spring for a tour and an appearance on TV’s “The Voice.”

Madonna talks with filmmaker Michael Moore, right, as her daughter Lourdes Leon, 11, left, talks with Madonna's father and step-mother, Joan and Tony Ciccone, at the screening of her documentary film 'I Am Because We Are' at the Traverse City Film Festival, Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, in Traverse City, Mich.. Moore is a co-founder of the festival, held each summer in Northern Michigan. (AP Photo/John L. Russell) / AP

We’ve scoured biographies, gossip rags and various Internet sites to bring you a sampling of Michiganders who have made it big.

It is completely subjective and not all-inclusive; if you think we’ve left somebody off, tweet us your thoughts with the hashtag #MIStars.

THE BIG GUNS

TIM ALLEN

• Age: 60

• Michigan connection: Born in Colorado, Allen moved with his family to Birmingham when his mother married an auto executive. He graduated from Birmingham’s Seaholm High School; attended Central Michigan University and graduated from Western Michigan University in 1996.

• Found fame in: Comedy. After a stand-up career that started in Detroit, he moved to L.A. looking for TV work.

• You’ll recognize him or her from: Allen dominated 1990s sitcoms with his hit “Home Improvement,” he was Santa in the “Santa Clause” movie series and is the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the “Toy Story” films. Allen also is the voice of the Pure Michigan ad campaign.

• You’ll see him next in: The third season of his sitcom “Last Man Standing,” which airs at 8 p.m. Fridays on ABC.

JEFF DANIELS

• Age: 58

• Michigan connection: Born in Athens, Ga., Daniels grew up in Chelsea. After establishing a career as an actor in New York, he moved home to raise a family with his wife, Kathleen.

• Found fame in: Acting. He started in New York theater, where he was with the Circle Repertory Company; in movies ( “Terms of Endearment,” “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” “Speed,” “Dumb and Dumber,” “Pleasantville,” “The Squid and the Whale,” to name a few); and as founder of Chelsea’s Purple Rose Theatre and playwright (his “Vast Difference” is now playing at the Purple Rose; his deer-hunting comedy “Escanaba in da Moonlight” is a Michigan favorite).

• You’ll recognize him or her from: Movies, TV and more

• You’ll see him next in: Daniels stars in and just won an Emmy for HBO’s series “The Newsroom;’ he also re-teams with Jim Carrey in “Dumb and Dumber To,” the sequel to their wildly popular 1994 movie “Dumb and Dumber.”

MADONNA

• Age: 55

• Michigan connection: Born in Bay City — which she once described as “smelly,” — Madonna Louise Ciccone graduated from Rochester Adams High School and attended the University of Michigan before hot-footing it to New York to seek fame as a dancer. She has never come back to Michigan to live — she has places in England and New York and just sold her Beverly Hills mansion— but her dad, Tony, and stepmom, Joan, own a winery in Sutton’s Bay and have bottled a line of “Madonna” wines.

• Found fame in: Music and pop culture. After rocketing up the pop charts with hits such as “Holiday” and “Like a Virgin,” the singer inspired a generation of girls to wear short skirts over leggings, rubber bracelets and fishnet gloves. She made more than $300 million on her most recent “MDNA” global concert tour.

• You’ll see her next in: The often-censored singer has just announced a grants program in coordination with Art For Freedom, the global digital initiative designed to fuel free speech, to address, respond and protest persecution around the world.

THE YOUNG GUNS

TAYLOR LAUTNER

• Age: 21

• Michigan connection: Born in Grand Rapids and raised in Hudsonville, Lautner was a globally ranked martial arts star before the age of 12. His family relocated to California when he was 10 so he could work full-time as an actor.

• Found fame in: After starring as a kid in “The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl” and “Cheaper by the Dozen,” he scored a role in the “Twilight” movie series as Jacob Black, lovelorn werewolf

• You’ll recognize him from: “Twilight” and the covers of about 1 billion teen and gossip magazines

• You’ll see him next in: The movie “Tracers,” coming next year, in which he plays a bike messenger wanted by the mob.

KATE UPTON

• Age: 21

• Michigan connection: Although she was raised in Florida, Upton was born St. Joseph, where her great-grandfather co-founded Whirlpool. Her uncle is U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, a Republican from Michigan’s 6th Congressional District.

• Found fame in: Modeling; she’s also a competitive horseback rider

• You’ll recognize her from: “Sports Illustrated” swimsuit editions; she was the cover model for the 2012 and 2013 editions. She was also on the cover of the 100th anniversary issue of Vanity Fair.

• You’ll see her next in: Acting alongside Cameron Diaz in “The Other Woman,” a film directed by Nick Cassavetes and slated for release next spring.

THE MUSIC MAKERS

KID ROCK

• Age: 42

• Michigan connection: Robert James Ritchie grew up in the Oakland County town of Romeo, the son of a car dealer; he got into break-dancing and rap as a young teen. Recently he’s dabbled in brewing, producing American Badass Beer. He’s also a big fan of Detroit’s pro sports teams, attending games regularly.

• Found fame in: The release of his 1990 album “Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast”

• You’ll see him next in: Producer of the new TV series “Hostages”; planning another “Pirates” movie and a third “National Treasure” film

SAM RAIMI

• Name: Sam Raimi

• Age: 54

• Michigan connection: Born in Royal Oak, where he experimented with movies as a high school student, he attended MSU but dropped out to make movies; his first was “Evil Dead” starring his friend, Bruce Campbell, also a Michigander. Raimi filmed this year’s “Oz the Great and Powerful” on soundstages built in a former GM plant in Pontiac.

• Found fame in: Europe. That’s where “Evil Dead” became a modest success, prompting its release in the U.S.

• You’ll recognize him or her from: Directing three three “Evil Dead” films, blockbusters including three “Spider-Man” movies, “Oz”

• You’ll see him next: Producing a new version of “Poltergeist” and as a producer on TV’s “Noir.”